Where I’m at, BMW service has been trash (had 3 i3s), and MINI is great (had 3 MINIs, too). YMMV, of course!

Exactly... the obvious answer is that used Tesla prices are dropping because new ones are about to get $7500 cheaper. The article not mentioning it is hilariously bad reporting and most of the comments are avoiding the elephant in the room to claim it’s primarily something else because it fits their narrative better.

Agreed. And I think it will be hard to get the Teslas and Bolts from Jan-March, too, because they probably have pent up demand from people who were waiting for the credit to come back.

Anything not built in North America, yeah, so: Polestar, Kia Niro, Kia EV6, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Ioniq5, i4, iX, Q8 etron, etron GT, Taycan, EQS, MINI Cooper SE, etc.

You would have to take delivery Jan. 1 through whenever they come up with the battery rules, it seems.

Even with all the increases, the base Lightning is still close in price to a comparably-equipped gas F-150 XL. It’s cheaper if you get the $7500 tax credit.

If you take delivery from today to Dec. 31: EVs built in North America that aren’t Tesla or GM, which includes Leaf, Mach E, ID4, Rivian, Lightning, Lucid.

Evidence.

8 Years is the warranty period for Ford EV batteries.

The hidden costs of EV ownership:

It’s not Lithium that’s mined in 3rd world countries, it’s Cobalt. Older style Lithium turnery batteries used Cobalt, but newer style LFP batteries use very little to none. The use of Cobalt will drop, as the price of it has gone up. Plus, all of the metal components in these batteries are recyclable.

An 8-year, 100k mile warranty that the battery won’t go below ~70% is pretty standard. So, an 11-year old car being at 50% capacity is really unlikely. Most manufacturers aren’t going to cut it really close to the ~70% mark, so I’d expect 80%+ at 8 years, and degradation gets slower with time, so I’d say people should…

The looks and size of the plug aren’t inherently a problem, but the design of CCS means that the heavy weight of the cable pulls down on the plug, and sometimes makes it unable to lock the latch at the top, requiring the driver to hold all the weight pressed/lifted into the car for several seconds while the…

It’s not the same plug as Europe. Also, just because it was legally mandated in Europe doesn’t mean that it’s the right choice for the US.

People are still buying Teslas, but enthusiasm seems to be slowing relative to the rest of the EV market.

2014+ MINI Cooper (3-door, 5-door, or Clubman)

Imagine being an American male and having a Silverado 3500 that can only tow 36,000 lb! lol Embarassing.

Hyundai’s explanation:

Well, the tax credit is coming back, so the effective price cut is happening, regardless.

Here in the U.S., there has so far been no such cut [to Tesla prices].